Phil Jackson to advise Joe Dumars on next Pistons' coach

11:18 PM,
May 2, 2013

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) and head coach Phil Jackson, right, during Game 4 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series against the Dallas Mavericks, Sunday, May 8, 2011, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 122-86.

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On a night the Red Wings were battling for their playoff lives on the West Coast and the Tigers were locked in a marathon, the Pistons managed to steal some of the Detroit sports spotlight.
One of the biggest names in the sports world is coming to town to help with the Pistons coaching search.
Phil Jackson, who has won 11 championship rings as a coach, will assist the organization in hiring its eighth coach in 14 seasons.
The Pistons made the announcement Friday night on their Web site and what started as casual conversations between Pistons owner Tom Gores and Jackson turned into an eye-opening ...